About this episode
Tom and Sara discuss the latest episode of Top Chef, featuring an interview with guest Brittany Cochran about her experience on the show.
After debating the crown of condiments, Tom and Sara break down the show’s first episode in Greenville, SC and explain how Last Chance Kitchen production goes down. Though they are facing each other in fantasy, they are both Team Mayo (particularly Duke’s Mayonnaise). With the LCK winner back in the competition, Tom and Sara wonders if the right chef was eliminated. When it comes to draft etiquette, Tom and Sara have very different strategies. Plus, the third segment of a six-part Savor Charlotte series presented by the Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority. Tom is joined by Top Chef Carolinas contestant Brittany Cochran, who is the Executive Chef at Stagioni. She shares what it was like to make her TV debut on Top Chef and the mental challenge it demands. She also reveals the stereotypes of being a female chef, her winding road to Top Chef and the ghost that haunts her Stagioni kitchen. Subscribe to the PYK Substack! https://www.packyourknives.com/ Rate PYK 5 Stars on Apple or Spotify, or watch PYK on YouTube! Follow PYK on Twitter:…
People in this episode
Hosts: Tom, Sara
Guest: Brittany Cochran
Topics covered
- Top Chef
- cooking competition
- female chefs
- fantasy draft
- cooking techniques
- culinary arts
Keywords
- Top Chef
- Brittany Cochran
- cooking
- fantasy draft
- female chef
- Duke’s Mayonnaise
- Last Chance Kitchen
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Duke’s Mayonnaise, Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority
Books & works: Top Chef
Places: Greenville, SC, Charlotte, Stagioni
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